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Uggdal Church
Church in Vestland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uggdal Church (Norwegian: Uggdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysnes Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Uggdal on the large island of Tysnesøya. It is one of the two churches for the "Reksteren og Uggdal" parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1876 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Vangberg. The church seats about 650 people.[1][2]
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Uggdal kyrkje | |
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60°00′31″N 5°29′54″E | |
Location | Tysnes, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Opdal kirke |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 31 May 1876 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Ole Vangberg |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1876 (148 years ago) (1876) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 650 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
Parish | Reksteren og Uggdal |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85710 |
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